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F. SMILEY.

GRAVAT SUPPORTER.

No. 279,031. Patented June B, 1883.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

FREDERICK SMILEY, SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA.

CRAVAT-SUPPORTER.

SPECIFICATION- forming part of Letters Patent No. 279,031, dated June 5, 1883.

Application filed February 10, 1883. (No model.)

T 0' all whom it may concern Be it known that I, FREDERICK SMILEY, of the city and county of San Francisco, State of California, have invented an Improved Cravat-Supporter, and I hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description thereof.

My invention relates to a new and useful eravat-supporter, the object of which is to conveniently and effectively secure the cravat to the collar-button.

My invention consists in a metal loop hinged to the lower back edge of the stiffener, and having certain spring-wires within, and guided by it, to form, with its head, a means for grasping the shank of the button, as will hereinafter fully appear, reference being made to the accompanying drawings, in which-- Figure 1 represents my supporter applied to a cravat, and Fig. 2 represents a slight modification in the construction of the sup porter. Fig. 3 is a vertical section through center of supporter.

Let A represent the stiffener of a *cravat, to which is secured, in the usual manner, the cloth portion B.

C is a small metal plate, having end prongs,

c, fitting through and clamped behind the stiffener, and having a prong, c, on its lower edge, which is adapted to be bent around and under the lower edge of the stiffener. These prongs secure the plate to the stiifener, the lower one holdingit well to its place. The lower edge of plate 0 has a small socket-bearing, d, in which is hinged the base of the metal or wire loop D. This loop, it will be seen, has a wide base and a small head, the latter being adapted to fit over the shank of the button of the collar. In order to insure its fastening, I have the spring-wires E. These may be made of a single piece conforming below to the shape of the loop D, and soldered thereto. Their ends extend up on each side, gradually converging and then diverging, and fitting loosely around the sides of loop D. Their ends are carried down again and are soldered to their sides in order to form extended slots, which guide and secure them upon the loop D. These springs thus form, with the head of the loop, a means for completely encircling the shank of the button and holding it. They yield sufficiently to slip over the shank of the button when lit ting the cravat to its place, and spring back to secure it. fastening, and may be readily removed when the cravat is worn out, and placed upon a new one.

Upon the head of loop D, I solder a small projecting plate, 6, which acts as a guard to prevent the head from getting into the buttonhole when the cravat is being put on-or taken off.

In Fig. 2 I show a slight modification of the supporter. The loop D is made of a metal strip, .and the ends of the spring-wires E pass through slots in the sides of the strip, and are thereby guided, rather than, as heretofore shown, by embracing the loop themselves.

It makes a neat and convenient j Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. In. combination with the stiffener of a oravat, the metal loop D, hinged to said stiffener, and the spring-wires E, within said loop, arranged and operating substantially as and for the purpose herein described.

2. In combination with the stiffener of a cravat, the metal loop D, having a Wide base hinged to the stiffener, and a small head to fit the shank of the collar-button, and the springwires E, secured to the base of the loop, and extending up within it, to form, with the head of the loop, a means for encircling theshank of the button and securing the cravat, substantially as herein described.

3. The stiffener A of a cravat, in combination with the metal, loop I), having the ex-.

panding spring-wires E, and the i'neans for se curing the loop to the fastener, consisting of the plate (1, having the side prongs, c, and a prong, a, passing under the lower edge of the 

